DRUMS FOR SOLAR

ABOUT CARISSA

Carissa Green is a California native and student of the world who, despite her love of geographic exploration always returns to Sonoma County where she lives, works, studies, and plays. Her deep interest in sustainability, community and culture has led her to work and study through various organizations and educational institutions in search of knowledge and experience.

She graduated from Sonoma State University in 2012 (lifelong dream!) with a B.A. in Global Studies, where she also studied Geography, Spanish and Latin American Culture. While attending college, she completed an intensive 17 month internship at Bayer Farm Neighborhood Park and Gardens, a local community garden where socio-economically challenged families can access land in which to grow their own food while helping to build a community resource. She developed the Bayer Farm Ethnobotany Project as her senior thesis which led to creation of the Bayer Farm Medicinal Garden (now part of LandPaths’ Farming for Health), and was a program developer and coordinator for the “Roseland Eats Healthy” summer lunch program.

Her ongoing passion for creating a vibrant, solvent, sustainable living experience has led her to explore many avenues in her life. She has also participated in many renewable energy endeavors (thanks Bruce!), small business ownership and consulting, guiding local tours, and continues to expand upon similar sustainable ideologies. She is mama first and foremost, and also operates daily as geographer, artist, maker, and musician who prefers above all to spend time outdoors with her child and commutes by bicycle whenever possible.

Currently, she is working as a Small Business Consultant and is the Assistant Director of Drums For Solar (fiscal sponsor EDGE Solutions, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization).﻿﻿﻿